What we do

ParadeDB is an alternative to Elasticsearch built on Postgres. We build state-of-the-art full-text search and columnar analytics inside Postgres as a Postgres extension.

We help companies like Modern Treasury, BILT Rewards, Alibaba Cloud, and several others:

• Eliminate ETL/change data capture tools
• Reduce indexing times by hours
• Add transactional guarantees to their search indexes

We're a small, focused team of experienced engineers committed to fostering an inclusive and fun work environment. We’re based in New York City and make exceptions for stellar engineers who cannot relocate. We are a Series A company with a flat structure, strong investors, and lots of room for growth.

What we want

We're looking for an OLAP internals database engineer to join our team full-time. The ideal candidate should have:

• A solid foundation in data systems/internals
• Experience building analytical query engines, from columnar storage to query optimization (bonus points if you were responsible for building vectorized processing optimizations)
• Proficiency in systems programming with C/C++/Rust/Zig (bonus points for Rust)
• Strong background in full-text search systems and familiarity with Tantivy is a plus
• Familiarity with Postgres internals and pgrx is a plus

We're seeking someone creative, independent, and excited by difficult technical challenges who can teach us as much as they learn from us. The ideal candidate will bring thoughtful opinions to the team, be excited to engage with and learn from customers, and be willing to wear many hats.

What you want

• You want to be part of the core team of a fast-growing infrastructure startup
• You want to wear many hats and interface directly with customers
• You’re passionate about the OLAP ecosystem, Postgres, databases, and/or search technologies
• You’re excited about diving deep into the internals of Postgres and writing high-performance, safe Rust code to elevate Postgres for search and analytical workloads